683C-4005 (F-104G)

US Air Force
61-2605 / FG-605

dd 1962 as “61-2605”, 4443rd CCTS (1962-jul64) transferred to Turkey

Note: Likely it flew at Luke AFB with the 4333rd CCTS until mid 1968 but it was last seen in July 1964.
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Accident Reports: There are no accidents known regarding this aircraft during its operations with the 4443rd CCTS.
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Turkish Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri)
61-2605 / FG-605

dd 16sep68 as “61-2605”, 9 AJU (jul74), 4AJU (1974-1980), wfu 14dec84, stored Akhisar as “4-605”

Note: In the late 70s until retirement it has flown for a long time with 141th Filo at Murted Air Base.
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Accident Reports: There are no accidents known regarding this aircraft while serving the Turkish Air Force.
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61-2605

61-2605
Two photos showing F-104G 61-2605. On top an interesting photo of the aircraft while landing at Murted Air Base on 20 July 1974 after it left (together with a lot of other Starfighters) its home base Balikesir when the Cyprus crisis started. Bottom photo shows the aircraft stored at Akhisar Air Base around 1996. Note the serial "4-605" of 4 AJU based at Murted.
(Photos: Hans Koning and Soner Capoglu).

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